In this episode Lisa and Brian enter the strange new world of COVID-19 lockdown and discuss managing your overall stress load, adjusting your training intensity, running hygiene, and reframing your running mindset. Note: Episode recorded 29 March 2020.



Resources and references discussed in this episode: Dr Phil Maffetone on step 6 of the MAF method - managing stress and S04: E02: Making a Stress List 



Connect with Brian and Lisa: email brian@runningtechniquetips.com lisa@runningtechniquetips.com Blog: http://runningtechniquetips.com Brian's Running Technique Book Brian's Running Form Drills eBook and free online resources. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/runningtechniquetips/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RunningTechniqueTips/ Twitter: @BrianRunCoach

S05: E01 - COVID-19

In this episode Brian and Lisa discuss various helpful strategies to regain your running mojo. Meanwhile, Lisa contemplates what's next after the momentous decision to cancel the Tokyo Marathon in response to the coronavirus. Coaching call 28 January 2020 at 45:31. Coaching call 3 February 2020 at 1:00:19. Coaching call 10 February 2020 at 1:18:06.



Resources and references discussed in this episode: Man runs 50km in his lounge room. Inside Running Podcast - Tom Schwartz Interview. Hidden Brain Podcast - Our Better Nature



Connect with Brian and Lisa: email brian@runningtechniquetips.com lisa@runningtechniquetips.com Blog: http://runningtechniquetips.com Brian's Running Technique Book Brian's Running Form Drills eBook and free online resources. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/runningtechniquetips/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RunningTechniqueTips/ Twitter: @BrianRunCoach 

S04: E08 - Regaining your running mojo

In this episode Lisa and Brian recap their Hobart half marathon experiences. With Lisa running 1:32:00 and Brian 1:40:08 - both considered their runs successful examples of running a race as training, which is also our topic of the week. . Coaching call 10 December 2019 at 45:47. Coaching call 16 December 2019 at 1:04:21. Coaching call 23 December 2019 at 1:14:10. Coaching call 30 December 2019 at 1:28:06.



Resources and references discussed in this episode: Hobart Marathon Website and Hobart Marathon Results. 



Connect with Brian and Lisa: email brian@runningtechniquetips.com lisa@runningtechniquetips.com Blog: http://runningtechniquetips.com Brian's Running Technique Book Brian's Running Form Drills eBook and free online resources. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/runningtechniquetips/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RunningTechniqueTips/ Twitter: @BrianRunCoach 

S04: E07 - Hobart half marathon recap & races as training

In this episode Brian and Lisa reflect on their mixed running fortunes during 2019. Meanwhile, we discuss and speculate on the future of athletics as it struggles to overcome scandals, stay relevant, and implement professional business models. Note: apologies for break in transmission - we are back for 2020. Coaching calls to be appended to S04 E07.


Connect with Brian and Lisa: email brian@runningtechniquetips.com lisa@runningtechniquetips.com Blog: http://runningtechniquetips.com Brian's Running Technique Book Brian's Running Form Drills eBook and free online resources. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/runningtechniquetips/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RunningTechniqueTips/ Twitter: @BrianRunCoach 

S04: E06 - Reflections on 2019 & the future of athletics

In this episode Brian recaps his 1:33:22 half-marathon and explains the laughable amount of training he completed in the weeks leading into this event. Meanwhile, Lisa gets in trouble for not following coach's instructions. Coaching call 12 November 2019 at 53:38. Coaching call 18 November 2019 at 1:08:14



Resources and references discussed in this episode: Ballarat fun run Run for a Cause . Run for a cause results.



Connect with Brian and Lisa: email brian@runningtechniquetips.com lisa@runningtechniquetips.com Blog: http://runningtechniquetips.com Brian's Running Technique Book Brian's Running Form Drills eBook and free online resources. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/runningtechniquetips/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RunningTechniqueTips/ Twitter: @BrianRunCoach 

S04: E05 - Run for a cause recap

In this episode Brian compares three Marathon programs to draw inspiration for Lisa's Tokyo Marathon campaign. And in the wake of Mary Cain's powerful description of the physical and emotional harm she suffered at the Nike Oregon Project, we rant about ignorant coaches that focus on weight as a training outcome. Lisa starts enjoying running again as the stress list diminishes. Meanwhile, Brian is about to run a half marathon off a consistent but very light training regime. Coaching call 28 October 2019 at 1:07:00. Coaching call 4 November 2019 at 1:25:00



Resources and references discussed in this episode: Mary Cain NY Times Editorial. Sub 3:00 marathon on Three runs per week. Advanced Marathoning 3rd Edition. Hanson's Marathon Method. Ballarat fun run Run for a Cause.



Connect with Brian and Lisa: email brian@runningtechniquetips.com lisa@runningtechniquetips.com Blog: http://runningtechniquetips.com Brian's Running Technique Book Brian's Running Form Drills eBook and free online resources. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/runningtechniquetips/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RunningTechniqueTips/ Twitter: @BrianRunCoach 

S04: E04 - Marathon methods compared

In this episode we're talking about a minimalist approach to achieving a performance goal time for the marathon. Realising that high mileage is an unlikely pathway for Lisa to run a sub 3:00 marathon, we talk about the bare minimum required to get her to the start line healthy, injury free, and with a fighting chance of realising her goal. Brian is gaining fitness and is now targeting a half-marathon in November. Meanwhile, Lisa is in recovery mode having eliminated some items off her stress list.



Resources and references discussed in this episode: Sub 3:00 marathon on Three runs per week. Runner's Tribe article on breaking down sub 3:00 marathon. Inside Running Podcast: Interview with low mileage elite 059 Louie Rowan. Ballarat fun run Run for a Cause.



Connect with Brian and Lisa: email brian@runningtechniquetips.com lisa@runningtechniquetips.com Blog: http://runningtechniquetips.com Brian's Running Technique Book Brian's Running Form Drills eBook and free online resources. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/runningtechniquetips/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RunningTechniqueTips/ Twitter: @BrianRunCoach 

S04: E03 - Minimalist marathoning

In this episode Lisa is on the couch after a DNF in the Half Marathon at the Melbourne Marathon Festival. In a long therapy/coaching session we discuss the impact of stress on health more generally, and offer some strategies to avoid, eliminate, and even delay stressors by making a stress list. Finally, we get down to the business of adjusting training load to account for burnout. Meanwhile, Brian is slowly building up the kms and beginning to show signs of a return to fitness. 



Resources and references discussed in this episode: Phil Maffetone on making a stress list. Dr Phil on step 6 of the MAF method - managing stress.



Connect with Brian and Lisa: email brian@runningtechniquetips.com lisa@runningtechniquetips.com Blog: http://runningtechniquetips.com Brian's Running Technique Book Brian's Running Form Drills eBook and free online resources. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/runningtechniquetips/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RunningTechniqueTips/ Twitter: @BrianRunCoach 

S04: E02 - Making a stress list

In this week's episode we turn the page on Road Racing and XC, and look towards a season focused on topical issues and the Brian/Lisa coaching experiment. In this episode we discuss heart rate (HR) training zones, and try to make sense of calculating these for Lisa in context of her unusually high maximal HR.
Connect with Brian and Lisa: email brian@runningtechniquetips.com lisa@runningtechniquetips.com Blog: http://runningtechniquetips.com Brian's Running Technique Book Brian's Running Form Drills eBook and free online resources. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/runningtechniquetips/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RunningTechniqueTips/ Twitter: @BrianRunCoach 

S04: E01 - Lisa's HR training zones

In this episode Lisa and Brian get down to the business of discussing the potential for commencing a coach athlete relationship. With Lisa's desire for structure, lists, and consistency contrasting with Brian's unstructured intuitive approach - what could possibly go wrong? 



Resources and references discussed in this episode: Runner's Tribe article on breaking down sub 3:00 marathon 



Connect with Brian and Lisa: email brian@runningtechniquetips.com lisa@runningtechniquetips.com Blog: http://runningtechniquetips.com Brian's Running Technique Book Brian's Running Form Drills eBook and free online resources. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/runningtechniquetips/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RunningTechniqueTips/ Twitter: @BrianRunCoach 

S03: E13 - Choosing the right coach for you

In this catch-up episode Lisa gives an update on her dodgy calf, irregular heart, and recent election to the board of Athletics NSW. Meanwhile, Brian's been sick, which has put his road racing ambitions on hold as he contemplates the Flinders Island running festival.
Connect with Brian and Lisa: email brian@runningtechniquetips.com lisa@runningtechniquetips.com Blog: http://runningtechniquetips.com Brian's Running Technique Book Brian's Running Form Drills eBook and free online resources. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/runningtechniquetips/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RunningTechniqueTips/ Twitter: @BrianRunCoach 

S03: E12 - Lisa gets elected

In this episode we recap Brian's above expectation 15k road race result and discuss the method and impact of his recent low mileage polarised training regime. We also mull over some key takeaways from Zane Robertson's interview with Brad Beer. Meanwhile, Lisa pays the price for some over-zealous training in Byron Bay, confined to the elliptical trainer, with her calf back on the blink.
Resources and references discussed in this episode: Brad Beer talks to Zane Robertson. Athletics Victoria Lake Wendouree 15k road race results.



Connect with Brian and Lisa: email brian@runningtechniquetips.com lisa@runningtechniquetips.com Blog: http://runningtechniquetips.com Brian's Running Technique Book Brian's Running Form Drills eBook and free online resources. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/runningtechniquetips/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RunningTechniqueTips/ Twitter: @BrianRunCoach 

S03: E11 - Lake Wendouree XCR 15k road race

In this episode we discuss the wide variation of arm carriage and styles in running. From Japanese marathon runners to the pointy end of the 1500m, there's so many effective variations to get the job done - which one is best for you? Meanwhile, Lisa's back running in Byron Bay, but has she pushed the envelope with getting back into sessions too quickly? Over in Ballarat Brian is preparing himself for the 15km Lake Wendouree road race and wonders how will he go off his low milage unstructured training regime? 
Resources and references discussed in this episode: Brian's blog on Nick Willis' Arm swing Brian's blog on Japanese Arm swing. Brad Beer talks to Zane Robertson. Guardian article straight arms or bent? Matt Beckenham's Instagram



Connect with Brian and Lisa: email brian@runningtechniquetips.com lisa@runningtechniquetips.com Blog: http://runningtechniquetips.com Brian's Running Technique Book Brian's Running Form Drills eBook and free online resources. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/runningtechniquetips/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RunningTechniqueTips/ Twitter: @BrianRunCoach 

S03: E10 - Arm swing in running

In this week's episode we talk training for time versus mileage. We discuss the benefits of both, and remember a time before GPS watches when all of our running was done to time and by feel. In other news Lisa discovers her tight calf was caused by an old injury, and is back running after a popliteus palpation. She plays it safe at Gold Coast turning spectator in the rain. Meanwhile, Brian gets in some solid threshold runs and completes a cracking 1,2,3,4,3,2,1 pyramid fartlek at 4:00 km pace off a minute jog recovery. 



Resources and references discussed in this episode: Tweet - training for time or mileage?
Connect with Brian and Lisa: email brian@runningtechniquetips.com lisa@runningtechniquetips.com Blog: http://runningtechniquetips.com Brian's Running Technique Book Brian's Running Form Drills eBook and free online resources. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/runningtechniquetips/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RunningTechniqueTips/ Twitter: @BrianRunCoach 

S03: E09 - Should you train for mileage or time?

In this week's episode we discuss the pros and cons of a strengths or weaknesses based approach to our training. Does it make sense to bash your head against the brick wall of weakness, or should you be skipping down the happy strengths path lined with rainbows and unicorns? Brian is hanging on to some semblance of fitness running a 20:30 parkrun on a wet Ballarat track in lieu of shirking the 10k Bundoora cross country. Meanwhile, Lisa has hit rock bottom with illness now adding insult to injury.
Resources and references discussed in this episode: Brian's Ballarat parkrun result. Herrmann Brain Dominance Instrument. Steve Pavlina Blog on training to your strengths.
Connect with Brian and Lisa: email brian@runningtechniquetips.com lisa@runningtechniquetips.com Blog: http://runningtechniquetips.com Brian's Running Technique Book Brian's Running Form Drills eBook and free online resources. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/runningtechniquetips/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RunningTechniqueTips/ Twitter: @BrianRunCoach 

S03: E08 - Should you train your weaknesses or strengths?

In this week's episode Lisa finds herself compressed under the weight of life responsibilities and her own performance expectations, and is seriously considering adopting a "Brian" unstructured training approach. She competes in the Western Sydney 10km, finishing a credible 5th in 39:42, but is lacking motivation and now sidelined by another calf strain. Meanwhile, Brian is happy with his solid XC performance over the hills at St Anne's Winery. He gives a detailed recap of his 8k race, which remarkably went to plan, and reflects on the success of strategies discussed in episode 06 on how to race a cross country.
Resources and references discussed in this episode: Athletics Victoria St Anne's Winery Results: XCR Round 2 Results. Lisa's 10k results.
Connect with Brian and Lisa: email brian@runningtechniquetips.com lisa@runningtechniquetips.com Blog: http://runningtechniquetips.com Brian's Running Technique Book Brian's Running Form Drills eBook and free online resources. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/runningtechniquetips/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RunningTechniqueTips/ Twitter: @BrianRunCoach 

S03: E07 - Cross country race reflections

In this week's episode Lisa and Brian start to tackle their own cross country races, which initiates a conversation on different cross country racing strategies for mid-packers. They offer suggestions on how to confront a cross country race to ensure you get the best possible result without running yourself into the ground across challenging terrain. Brian also discusses his favourite topic, shoes, and delves into possible footwear options for racing cross country. Lisa describes losing her mojo due to life stresses getting in the way. Meanwhile, Brian is getting in some good training but lacks motivation to race, instead he takes the parkrun option for a threshold session and goes long over the hills on Sunday. 
Resources and references discussed in this episode: Athletics Victoria XCR Season. Ballarat Parkrun results including Brian's threshold. Lisa's NSW XC Relay results. World XC livestream replay.
Connect with Brian and Lisa: email brian@runningtechniquetips.com lisa@runningtechniquetips.com Blog: http://runningtechniquetips.com Brian's Running Technique Book Brian's Running Form Drills eBook and free online resources. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/runningtechniquetips/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RunningTechniqueTips/ Twitter: @BrianRunCoach 

S03: E06 - How to execute a cross country race

In this week's episode Brian and Lisa walk through six cross country training session ideas to integrate into your season plan. Brian manages a solid week of training as he begins to master the art of commuting and runs a seriously hilly weekend warrior long forest run. Meanwhile Lisa is on a down-week and is nursing a tight old-lady calf. Finally, we chew over a listener question from Phil who's just completed a 10k and wonders where to from here?
Resources and references discussed in this episode: Athletics Victoria XCR Season.
Connect with Brian and Lisa: email brian@runningtechniquetips.com lisa@runningtechniquetips.com Blog: http://runningtechniquetips.com Brian's Running Technique Book Brian's Running Form Drills eBook and free online resources. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/runningtechniquetips/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RunningTechniqueTips/ Twitter: @BrianRunCoach 

S03: E05 - Six cross country session ideas

In this week's episode Brian describes surviving his first full week of commuting, but more importantly manages to eke out 40km and maintain at least an impression of still being a runner. Meanwhile, Lisa gets a little carried away in the Sydney 10k, blows up, but runs her best time in years the hard way. We talk through our respective season plans with Lisa offering some structure, and Brian happy to wing it and take what comes his way through steady training and racing throughout the season.
Resources and references discussed in this episode: Lisa's Sydney 10k result. Athletics Victoria XCR Season.
Connect with Brian and Lisa: email brian@runningtechniquetips.com lisa@runningtechniquetips.com Blog: http://runningtechniquetips.com Brian's Running Technique Book Brian's Running Form Drills eBook and free online resources. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/runningtechniquetips/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RunningTechniqueTips/ Twitter: @BrianRunCoach 

S03: E04 - A planned versus unplanned season of XC and road racing

In this week's episode Lisa takes a deep dive down the real history of XC rabbit hole with the author of The Complete History of Cross-Country Running: From the Nineteenth Century to the Present Day - Andrew Hutchinson. In her wide ranging conversation conversation with Andrew they discuss the genesis of the sport through hare and hound paper-chasing private school boys, Olympic readmission, his personal mission to reinvigorate cross-country running, involvement in Aarhus 2019, and contribution to the 2021 world XC to be held in Bathurst Australia. Meanwhile, Brian finds life priorities getting in the way of running and Lisa nurses her ITB but still manages to run 19:05 and finish first at Albert Park parkrun.
Resources and references discussed in this episode: The complete history of cross country running by Andrew Hutchinson. The Real XC Instagram. Lisa's Parkrun result. Down the track podcast: Episode 13 where Tim Crosbie describes the event planning and course design for the 2021 World Cross Country Championships to be held in Bathurst Australia. 
Connect with Brian and Lisa: email brian@runningtechniquetips.com lisa@runningtechniquetips.com Blog: http://runningtechniquetips.com Brian's Running Technique Book Brian's Running Form Drills eBook and free online resources. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/runningtechniquetips/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RunningTechniqueTips/ Twitter: @BrianRunCoach YouTube: 

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